最 — utmost, most, extreme

もっとも最 utmost

U+6700 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes Freq #82 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #884 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

utmost
most
extreme

word

もっと motto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

最(もっと) も mottomo most

さい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

最(さい) 近(きん) saikin recently 最(さい) 後(ご) saigo last 最(さい) 初(しょ) saisho first 最(さい) 終(しゅう) saishuu last 最(さい) 大(だい) saidai largest 最(さい) 高(こう) saikou best 最(さい) 新(しん) saishin latest 最(さい) 低(てい) saitei lowest 最(さい) sai most 最(さい) 適(てき) saiteki optimal 最(さい) 悪(あく) saiaku worst 最(さい) 中(ちゅう) saichuu in the middle of 最(さい) 高(こう) 裁(さい) saikousai Supreme Court 最(さい) 大(だい) 限(げん) saidaigen maximum 最(さい) 強(きょう) saikyou strongest 最(さい) 低(てい) 限(げん) saiteigen minimum 最(さい) 小(しょう) 限(げん) saishougen minimum

Stroke order

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